Regal Entertainment Group Announces New Forms of Digital Cinema Access

Solutions for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Blind Moviegoers

May 04, 2011 02:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC), a leading motion picture
exhibitor owning and operating the largest theatre circuit in the United
States, today announced plans to equip all digital cinema locations with
personal captioning and descriptive video technologies.

For years Regal has actively worked with various technology companies
and film distributors to create opportunities to increase theatre access
for deaf, hard of hearing and blind moviegoers. The advent of digital
cinema technology offers new opportunities to increase access at all
digitally equipped theatres and Regal expects to have practically all of
its theatres converted to digital cinema by the end of 2012. In
conjunction with its digital cinema rollout, Regal has developed a
strategy to also rollout these adaptive technologies for widespread
consumer use over the next 12 to 18 months. In addition, Regal has
partnered with Captionfish which is the internet's leading captioned
movies search engine that finds open captioned, Rear Window® captioned,
foreign/subtitled and descriptively-narrated movies showing at theatres
across the United States.

“Regal once again has bolstered their commitment to providing movies
that are accessible to people with hearing and vision loss. Regal was
the first to provide a comprehensive website, advertised show times,
theatre manager training program and free screenings to deaf and hard of
hearing children. Regal has always been a strong advocate for the deaf
and hard of hearing and remains the most committed exhibitor in the U.S.
to support captioned programming and providing the deaf and hard of
hearing community access to feature films. This announcement
demonstrates their continuing leadership in accessible entertainment,”
said Nanci Linke Ellis, of Captionfish.com. Partner Brendan Gramer
added, “We are thrilled that they have chosen to partner with
Captionfish as a resource for disseminating accessible showtimes.”

“After years of working to ensure that personal captioning solutions
would be available through digital cinema, as well as meet the needs and
expectations of the deaf, hard of hearing and blind, we are pleased to
begin efforts now to offer this access at theatres converted to the
all-digital format,” stated Randy Smith, Regal Entertainment Group,
Chief Administrative Officer & Counsel. “Regal is now ordering and,
depending on product availability, will be installing these new
technologies at our fully digitized locations. Our intentions are to
offer captioning and descriptive video for every film that comes with
such content, at all show times, at every theatre equipped and to be
equipped with digital cinema systems over the next 12 to 18 months. By
the end of 2012, almost every Regal location nationwide will be fully
equipped with digital cinema systems and be further equipped to provide
closed captions and descriptive video for our deaf, hard of hearing and
blind guests.”

Regal Entertainment Group is grateful for the many years of aid, insight
and support provided by numerous individuals and advocates within the
deaf, hard of hearing and blind communities. While obstacles remain for
some large format presentations, 3D films and the limited availability
of captioned film product from some studios, Regal is eagerly entering a
new era of unparalleled access for the deaf, hard of hearing and blind.

About Regal Entertainment Group

Regal Entertainment Group (NYSE: RGC) is the largest motion picture
exhibitor in the United States. The Company's theatre circuit,
comprising Regal Cinemas, United Artists Theatres and Edwards Theatres,
operates 6,657 screens in 535 locations in 37 states and the District of
Columbia. Regal operates theatres in 43 of the top 50 U.S. designated
market areas. We believe that the size, reach and quality of the
Company's theatre circuit not only provide its patrons with a convenient
and enjoyable movie-going experience, but is also an exceptional
platform to realize economies of scale in theatre operations. Additional
information is available on the Company's Web site at www.REGmovies.com.